The Angels were expected to finalize a one-year deal Wednesday with Raul Ibanez, who will help fill the designated hitter void left by last week's Mark Trumbo trade. The move won't be official until Ibanez has a physical.

Ibanez, 41, will make a base salary of $2.75 million in 2014, the same as he made last year with the Seattle Mariners. He can make up $5 million with performance bonuses, which he should be able to reach if he performs as he has in the last few years of his 18-year career.

Ibanez, a left-handed hitter, hit .242 with 29 homers, 65 RBI and a .306 on-base percentage last season. Over the past five years, Ibanez has hit .256 with a .321 on-base percentage, averaging 23 homers. Trumbo, 27, hit .251 with a .300 on-base percentage, averaging 32 homers, over his three full seasons.

The Angels also took notice of Ibanez's .349 average and 10 homers in 327 career plate appearances at Angel Stadium.

Ibanez hit .244 with an .802 OPS against lefties last season, compared with .242 and .790 against righties, so the Angels are projecting him to play every day at designated hitter. Ibanez also played 832 1/3 innings in the outfield last season, but the Angels are not likely to use him more than occasionally in the outfield.

Ibanez hit .203 with five homers in the second half last season, so it's possible the wear and tear of playing the outfield contributed to his slow finish.

The deal leaves the Angels with only one significant move left this offseason, and they are targeting starting pitchers Masahiro Tanaka and Matt Garza.

Tanaka still has not been posted, and he may not be. Although the Angels have been in deep discussions with Garza, no deal is imminent.

If the Angels aren't able to get either, they will likely stand pat with the five starters they have -- Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson, Hector Santiago, Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs. They could supplement that group late in the offseason if a veteran such as Chris Capuano or Bruce Chen can be signed for $3 million or so.

Determining the Angels' available money is difficult, because the final Competitive Balance Tax payroll figures are calculated in December and include incentives. The Angels, for example, don't know whether Ibanez will count for $2.75 million or $5 million in 2014.

In any case, the Angels are not expected to let the CBT threshold of $189 million prevent them making a deal for Garza or Tanaka at a salary they think is fair. If they go over the threshold, it won't be by a significant amount. Teams are taxed 17.5 percent on the overage the first time they exceed the CBT threshold.

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